Drug Discovery

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Kuano raises £1.8 million to accelerate quantum drug discovery

By Isabel Cameron

Kuano, a drug discovery company combining quantum mechanics with AI, has announced the close of its £1.8 million seed funding round, led by Mercia Ventures, and including ACF Investors, Ascension Ventures, o2h Ventures, Meltwind Advisory LLP, and other...

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BenevolentAI progresses BEN-34712 for ALS treatment

By Isabel Cameron

BenevolentAI, a clinical-stage AI development company, has announced the successful delivery of its pre-clinical candidate for the potential treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), BEN-34712.

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Adcendo raises $34 million to fund ADC treatments for sarcoma

By Jonathan Smith


The Danish biotech Adcendo has bagged a Series A extension round of €31 million ($33.8 million), taking its Series A winnings so far to €82 million ($89.5 million). The round will bankroll the development of Adcendo’s pipeline of antibody-drug...

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BigHat Biosciences enters AI research collaboration with Merck

By Rachel Arthur

BigHat Biosciences, a US biotech with a machine learning-guided antibody discovery and development platform, has announced a collaboration with Merck to apply its technology to design candidates for up to three drug discovery programs.

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NPD Gallery: Technology Insider

By Jane Byrne

What's new in the world of biopharmaceutical tech this month? We track developments in process innovation equipment.